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Information processing device, operation input method and operation input program

  • US 9,507,469 B2
  • Filed: 09/23/2013
  • Issued: 11/29/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information processing device comprising:

  • a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact operation input to an operation surface from among a plurality of available contact operation inputs;

    an approach detection unit configured to detect an approach operation input to the operation surface from among a plurality of available approach operation inputs; and

    a control unit configured to (i) recognize the detected approach operation input as a respective operation input and to issue a respective command corresponding thereto and (ii) recognize the detected approach operation input and the detected contact operation input as a related operation input when the detected contact operation input is detected within a predetermined time after detection of the approach operation input and to issue a combination command corresponding thereto to cause an operation to be executed which is different from that of the detected contact operation input or the detected approach operation input,in which the predetermined time is approximately one second such that when the detected contact operation input is detected within the approximately one second after detection of the approach operation input the control unit is configured to issue the combination command to cause the operation corresponding thereto to be executed which is different from that of the detected contact operation input or the detected approach operation input and when the detected contact operation input is detected after the approximately one second after detection of the approach operation input the control unit is configured to issue a command to cause the operation corresponding to that of the detected approach operation input to be executed.

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